Texas History 2nd semester Review--part 2

Which branch of the government makes the laws?

• legislative

• executive

• judicial

Under the principle of ______________________, restrictions are placed on the powers of government.

• limited government

• separation of powers

• checks and balances

• popular sovereignty

Which branch of the government functions to carry out laws passed by the legislature?

• legislative

• executive

• judicial

Being added to the U.S.

• revenue

• ratify

• recognition

• annexation

Which branch of the Texas government functions to interpret laws?

• legislative

• executive

• judicial

What grants full citizenship to all individuals born in the United States?

• Thirteenth Amendment

• Fourteenth Amendment

• Fifteenth Amendment

• Sixteenth Amendment

What philosophy meant that the United States was set apart to extend its boundaries all the way to the Pacific?

• Manifest Destiny

• America's Obligation

• joint occupation

• annexation

Laws limiting the rights of African Americans passed by Southern governments after the Civil War

• pardon

• freedman

• black codes

The Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments to the Constitution dealt primarily with --

• the right of workers to form labor unions

• the rights of formerly enslaved persons

• the rights of women only

• limiting rights for former Confederate leaders

The principle of _________________ offers protection of fundamental freedoms for people.

• separation of powers

• popular sovereignty

• federalism

• individual rights